Tearing down the PlayStation 4

What’s in the box?! We’ve spent the last several months looking at thePlayStation 4from the outside. Now that it’s in homes, the time has come to take a look at what lies within. Here’s a teardown video from iFixit which goes over the process of disassembling the new console and how difficult it’ll be to do things like upgrading the hard drive and cleaning the fan. Looks pretty simple. The hard drive comes out easily and won’t void your warranty, something Sony’s generally pretty good about....

May 16, 2025 · 1 min · 109 words · Dylan Moss

Tekken boss Harada and Smash boss Sakurai are teasing a meetup video

It’s part of the Harada Bar series Did you knowTekkenboss Katsuhiro Harada has his own bar? Well if you were following along with the “Harada’s Bar” streams, you’d know that by now! In all seriousness, developer fireside chats are precious, especially among peers that respect one another.FFXIVlead Yoshi P and Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino have a great rapport and meet up often, and now we’re going to be able to see two titans of the fighting genre together in the same place....

May 16, 2025 · 2 min · 220 words · Sara Nguyen

There’s a cute little hidden message on the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller

Under the right analog stick Having just picked up my Pro Controller on launch day, after playingZelda: Breath of the Wildentirely by way of the tablet and Joy-Con grip, I’ve since gravitated towards using it almost exclusively. While the former two options are just fine I really like the heft of the Pro, and the traditional d-pad is amazing. But there’s also a hidden little Easter egg embedded in this $70 monstrosity, found first by Reddit user Tropiux....

May 16, 2025 · 1 min · 168 words · Shane Matthews

This video solidifies just how packed Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s world really is

I found it to be very lively I’ve often heard from people thatZelda: Breath of the Wild‘s world is lifeless, and I just don’t agree. Maybe it’s because I allowed myself to get lost in it, but I felt like I was uncovering life at every turn: and not just because of the “wacky randomness” of the engine. This videofrom Redditor Secutaexemplifies that feeling. In short, they’re just hang gliding around Hyrule, dropping bombs for fun....

May 16, 2025 · 1 min · 193 words · William Graves

Tsunami warnings force Bandai to delay Elden Ring Nightreign duos update

Following a massive 8.8-scale earthquake in Russia, several countries have issued tsunami warnings, including Japan, which forced Bandai Namco and FromSoftware to delay their planned new update forElden Ring: Nightreignthat was supposed to bring a Duo mode to the game, among other things. Instead of releasing today, July 30,Nightreign‘s 1.02 patch is set to launch tomorrow, on July 31, FromSoftware has explained viaits X account. “In light of the tsunami warning issued due to an earthquake near the Kamchatka Peninsula, we have decided to postpone the distribution of the update,” the company said....

May 16, 2025 · 2 min · 287 words · Stephen Lamb

Twitch bans streaming AO games

No watching Twitch streams of Hatred Are you a video game streamer who was looking forward to streamingHatredfor your audience when it releases? Are you perhaps a player unsure if the game was right for you, hoping to watch people play on Twitch before making a purchasing decision? Well, a new update to the Twitch rules of conduct are going to prevent you doing either due to the game’s AO ESRB rating....

May 16, 2025 · 2 min · 278 words · Clayton Barnett

Ultimate Mortal Kombat coming to DS

What you see above is Sub-Zero kicking Scorpion in the forehead, in the same way that Hushgush kickschavsin the forehead, every chance he gets. It also happens to be a mock-up (trailer below shows the action on the top scrren) of the upcomingUltimate Mortal Kombat, headed to the DS in November. Ed Boon, in an interview with IGN, promises an arcade-accurate rendition ofUMK3, which will come withPuzzle Kombat.Lovable chaps, that Midway....

May 16, 2025 · 2 min · 349 words · Cheyenne Strickland

Ultimate Subterra Beginner’s Guide

Subterrais a pretty unique game (if you’ve never played theSteam World Digseries), and it can be daunting to figure out what you’re actually supposed to do. To help you progress through the mines and biomes, we made this robust yet simple guide to help you along the way. If you’re just starting out withSubterra, you should find everything you need in thisUltimateSubterraBeginner’s Guide. Table of contents How to Upgrade Backpack and Pickaxe in Subterra This should be your highest priority in the game....

May 16, 2025 · 4 min · 695 words · Jonathan Gilmore

Videogame Clubhouse: OH MY GOD NIDHOGG IS SO GOOD

We’re going to cut each other so much. I’m going to cut to the chase with this one:Nidhoggis really great. I’ve been waiting for this game since it first started winning awards back in 2010. In the interim I sort of forgot thatNidhoggexisted. Oops. Did you forget all about the two-player fencing simulator? Well fear not! Phil and I have your back! We’re going to stab each other (not like that you guys) for two hours over on the Videogames Clubhouse!...

May 16, 2025 · 1 min · 118 words · Victoria Reed

Watch EA’s 2015 E3 press conference right here

I want more Garden Warfare 2 info Are you ready for EA’s 2015 E3 press conference? Me neither. Although the publisher generally has great releases peppered in throughout the year (Garden Warfare 2looks fantastic), their pressers are usually filled to the brim with entertainment and sports marketing — also known as “not games.” Let’s see if old EA can bring it this year! Watch along with us with the stream from YouTube above and the stream from Twitch below at 4PM EST today....

May 16, 2025 · 1 min · 83 words · Natalie Church

What’re you playing? IS IT FALLOUT 4?

With my heart? Lord on a skateboard we did it, that’s it, the year’s over, there’s nothing left to get through in 2015 (year 3 of Luigi). I’d like to thank everyone who got us this far and let’s just coast into 2016, done completely with holidays, with 5PM sunsets, with frigid chills even in almost-always-perfect San Francisco. Hopefully you are playing some games to celebrate. Or writing a poem or falling in love or hate-eating day-two leftovers or having fun with friends online or studying grammar in a foreign tongue or baby sitting an old, crocheting woman or whatever else fills your heart with medical-grade pharmaceutical feelings of joy....

May 16, 2025 · 15 min · 3055 words · Rebecca Franklin

You can now upgrade to Hello Kitty Island Adventure Deluxe on Steam, but is it worth it?

Hello Kitty Island Adventurehas finally hit Steam and Nintendo Switch, welcoming an influx of new players to the fold. However, the Steam launch did not go as smoothly as Sunblink hoped, with players confused by version options and wording, but now there’s half a fix. If, like me, you woke up first thing this morning and immediately opened Steam to download the impossibly cuteHello Kitty Island Adventureon PC, you may have noticed something a little strange....

May 16, 2025 · 2 min · 339 words · Kathy Gilmore

Baby shaking game pulled from iPhone store

A $0.99 iPhone gamehas been pulledfrom the Apple Store after generating a wave of controversy for its tasteless (yet undeniably righteous) subject matter. The App’s calledBaby Shakerand is, as you may already have guessed, a game in which you must use the iPhone’s motion sensitivity to shake babies in a bid to stop them crying. “On a plane, on the bus, in a theater,” reads the App’s description. “Babies are everywhere you don’t want them to be!...

May 15, 2025 · 2 min · 296 words · Amber Weiss